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'Calling All Kids' is a 1943 'Our Gang' short comedy film directed by Sam Baerwitz. It was the 214th 'Our Gang' short (215th episode, 126th talking short, 127th talking episode, 46th MGM-produced episode) released.

Plot



'Calling All Kids' finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the duo of Mickey and Froggy, and a closing ensemble piece with lyrics that rhyme "Taxes" with "Axis," the film features an extended celebrity-impression routine, with Buckwheat imitating Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and other kids posing as Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Carmen Miranda, and Virginia O'Brien. Fun episode but the Coast Guard was left out.

Cast



* Bobby Blake as Mickey

* Janet Burston as Janet/Carmen Miranda

* Billy Laughlin as Froggy

* Billie Thomas as Buckwheat/Rochester

Additional cast

* Jackie Horner as Eleanor Powell

* Marlene Kinghorn as Girl singer/Judy Garland

* Marlene Mains as Virginia O'Brien

* David Polonsky as Fred Astaire

* Eleanor Taylor as Marine

* Frank Ward as Marine

* Giovanna Gubitosi as Audience member

* James Gubitosi as Audience member

* Tommy McFarland as Audience member

* Eddie Anderson - Voice-over for Buckwheat

* Mark Daniels - NBC Radio announcer

See also



* 'Our Gang' filmography

References




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